Togo

National name: République Togolaise

Geography 

Capital: Lomé
Major Towns: Lomé, Soutouboua, Bassar, Kara, Dapaong
Location (geographical coordinates/latitude and longitude): Lomé: 6°7'N, 1°13'E
Time Zone: GMT
Size (Land and Sea): 56,785 km², Water: 4.2%
Borders with Ghana, Benin, Burkina Faso, Gulf of Guinea
Elevation extremes: Lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m, highest point: Pic Baumann 986 m 
 
Politics  

Head of State: President: Faure Gnassingbe (2005); Prime Minister: Komlan Mally (2007)
Form of Government: Republic
Independancy (from France): April 27, 1960
Currency: CFA franc (XOF)
 
Industry  

Main Industries: phosphate mining, agricultural processing, cement, handicrafts, textiles, beverages.
Natural resources: phosphates, limestone, marble, arable land
Agriculture: coffee, cocoa, cotton, yams, cassava (tapioca), corn, beans, rice, millet, sorghum; livestock; fish
 
Population and People  

Population:  5,701,579 (2007 est.)
Population density per sq mi: 272
Growth rate: 2.7% (2007 est.)
Birth rate: 36.8 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Total fertility rate: 4.9 children born/woman (2007 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 59.1/1000
Religion: Indigenous animist beliefs: 50%; Christianity: 29%; Islam: 21%
Languages: French, Gbe languages (Ewe, Mina, Aja, Kabiyé),
Ethnic groups / Tribes: Native African (37 tribes; largest and most important are Ewe, Mina, and Kabre) 99%, European and Syrian-Lebanese less than 1%
Age structure: 0-14 years: 42% (male 1,201,840/female 1,193,416); 15-64 years: 55.3% (male 1,535,855/female 1,617,631); 65 years and over: 2.7% (male 61,658/female 91,179) (2007 est.)
Life expectancy: 57.9
Literacy: Total population: 51.7%, male: 67%, female: 37% (1995 est.)